Tomorrow begins a forty day countdown to my 40th birthday. I wrote a couple of weeks back about birthdays and how my mom made them so special. I love commemorating and celebrating moments in my life. I think I used to remember days in my life as a way of holding on to the past … Continue reading Forty Days to Forty
Armed with My Instant Pot
I love Fall. I love the colors, cooler temperates and cozy sweatshirts. It's trips to the cider mill, cinnamon sugar donuts and pumpkin everything. I love fall candles, Halloween preparations and turning on the fireplace for the first time when cooler weather hits. It's magical. One of the other signs of Fall is the arrival … Continue reading Armed with My Instant Pot
Birthday Season
The end of summer into fall ushers in birthday season in our house. Monk is August, Kevin is September, Trunk is October and I am November (we will be talking a lot more about this soon). And in between our immediate family's birthdays there are several other family members that have their special days too. … Continue reading Birthday Season
I’m an Introvert, I Promise
New situations can be difficult and for an introvert meeting new people in new situations can lead to exhaustion. It's not the new people that are exhausting, it's the amount of energy I need to bring the encounter that leads me to hibernation. I have learned and embraced this introverted reality over the last decade. … Continue reading I’m an Introvert, I Promise
New Phases and Stages
Our household has entered into a season of change. It's not uncommon or radically different than what anyone else has gone through in the course of human history, it's just new to us. And like so many of those phases and stages we've drifted through before we feel unsure and a little unsteady. We wonder … Continue reading New Phases and Stages
God of the Big and the Small
We are coming up on the two year anniversary of me being a stay at home mom. In some ways my life has slowed down to a crawling halt and in other ways it is flying by quicker than I could have imagined. Staying home was something I desired, but never saw possible. It is … Continue reading God of the Big and the Small
Perpetually Late, But Always on Time
It's March 14th and I'm just starting one of my New Year's resolutions. I wanted to write more, but I didn't know where or what or why, so I put it off. If I never started the resolution then I couldn't fail at it before I began, right? I've blogged before. I've stopped blogging before. … Continue reading Perpetually Late, But Always on Time
The Misadventures of a Late Blooming Introvert 